Composition to be used in sweeping.



CHARLES M. VERNON AND GEORGE VON VERNON,-

ZANESVILLE, OHIO.

COMPOSITION TO BE USED IN SWEEPING,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.. 17, 1907.

Application filed July 5.1907. Serial No. 3824363- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES M. VERNON and GEORGE VON VERNON, citizens of the United States, residing, at Zanesville, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio,

have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter to be Used for Controlling Dust, Polishing Floors, and Destroying Germs in Sweeping iFloors, Carpets, -&c., of which the following is a specification.

Our composition consists of the following ingredients, combined substantially in the to l owing roportions, viz: oil meal, linseed,

cottonsee or both, three hundred pounds;

clay, two hundred pounds; light neutral oil of 34% to 38% gravity, secured from petroleum oil, four hundred and fifty pounds; paraflin oil, three hundred and seventy five pounds; lubricating oil of 22% to 28%, gravity, secured from petroleum oil, three hundred and seventy five ounds; sand, twelve hundred pounds; saw ust, nine hundred pounds; anilin cotton green, two ounds; sodium chlorid, (common salt), twe ve pounds; and oil of mirbane, (nitrobenzene), three pounds. The proportions of these ingredients may be considerably varied, and one or more of said ingredients may be dispensed with as herein after claimed, without substantially affecting the efliciency of the composition to do its work; and they are to be thoroughly mingled or mixed by agitation.

Oil meal is a natural'and perfect oil absorbent, and may be used with its natural oil therein; but we prefer to use that which has its natural oil partially or completely extracted therefrom. Clay is an oil absorbent, and it also increases the specific gravity of the composition.

All the oils control dust and'polish floors; and the paraffin oil and the lubricating oil add a permanent quality of moistness to the composition which it -must have to control dust; and the lubricating oil also adds to the floor-polishing quality of the composition. Sand absorbs. some oil, and increases the specific gravity of the composition; and especially, it keepsthe mass finely separated and is very essential.

suitable for use. Sawdust a orbs some. oil, and especially, it adds bulk to the mass, which the color, a bright green, which the so ium chlorid brings out or brightens, and also sets.

Anilin cotton green ives Oil of mirbane, or nitrobenzene, is a positive germicide and it also gives the odor to the com osition.

e claim:

1. The herein described composition of.

matter, consisting of oil meal, clay, light neutral oil, paraffin oil, lubricatin oil, sand, sawdust, anilin cotton green, so ium chlorid, (common salt), and oil of mirbane, (nitrobenzene), substantiallv as described and for the purposes specifie 2.The herein described composition of matter, consisting. of oil meal, light neutral oil, sand and sawdust, substantiall as described and for the urposes specifie 3. The herein escribed com osition of matter, consisting of oil meal, san light neutral oil, arafiin oil and sawdust, substanp ialily as escribed and for the purposes speci- 1e 4. The herein described com osition of matter, consisting of oil meal, san light neutral oil, lubricating oil and sawdust, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

5. The herein described composition of matter consisting of oil meal, clay, sand, light neutral oil, parafiin oil, lubricating oil and sawdust, substantially as described and for the pur oses specified.

6. The iierein described composition of matter, consisting of oil meal, light neutral oil, sand, sawdust, anilin cotton green, sodium chlorid, (common salt), and oil of mirbane, (nitrobenzene), substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

7. The herein described composition of matter, consisting of oil meal, three hundred pounds; clay, two hundred pounds; light neutral oil, four'hundred and fifty pounds paraflin oil, three hundred and seventy five pounds; lubricating oil, three hundred and seventy five ounds; sand, twelve hundred pounds; saw ust, nine hundred ounds; anilin cottoh green, two ounds; so ium chlorld, (common salt), twc ve pounds; and oil of mirbane, (nitrobenzene), three pounds, substantially as described. f

CHARLES M. VERNON. GEORGE VON VERNON W'itnesses:

FRANK P. HAINEs, GEORGE W.'Mon1.n. 

